Berlin

The ecosystem in Berlin ist by far the most international and most developed in Germany. Founders, VCs and startup employees from all over Europe and the world come to Berlin and make Berlin the international hotspot in Europe. Visa, languages and work permit issues are easily solved compared to most other European or German hubs.

Regional Hubs

Berlin as a city state can be travelled easily by public transport. Most startups and VCs are to be found in the areas of Mitte, Prenzlauer Berg and Kreuzberg.

Sectoral Focus of the Startup Ecosystem

Berlin started off with a strong note on ecommerce and B2C models, but recent years have brought a lot of B2B models, HealthTech, FinTech, IoT and literally all other areas of the digital startup domain.

One of the reasons, Berlin came to be the German startup hub, is the absence of competition from corporates for human ressources. Most of the DAX companies have their HQ somewhere else. However, due to the prominence of Berlin as a startup location, most of the corporates have their startup operations, their accelerators, innovation hubs and so on in Berlin.

Presence of Incubators/Accelerators

Berlin has a variety of incubators, accelerators, and company builders. Among them are: